An analysis of the soil moisture feedback on convective and stratiform precipitation

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 280-291

  Alfieri, Lorenzo ^a   Claps, Pierluigi ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^b   Laio, Francesco ^a   Over, Thomas M ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CORRELATION; LAND SURFACE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58049098444     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JHM863.1     Document Type: Article

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